Water hose cabinet for filling stations



Sept 26, 1933 J. H. HoLMGREl-:N

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Patented Sept Y2.6, 1 933 A, .Y

minimotos-imno# muso y sTATloNs A Juno n. noimgroen, Tex. Anuman Jam-u1 .1L-'11132; soon so.. 5436.04.47 .e classe. (ci. 29e-1m This invention relates to water hose cabinets adaptedto be used at nlling stations and particularly to radiator iillingv equipment andto means for preventingireezmg' of theV liquid within the .An `object omni; :mention` is, to provide on' "and one that will afford protection to therhose atalltimeswhennotinuse.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which'.`

is madea part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

tire cabinet, partly in section, 1 e

Figure 2, a sectional View on. line 2-2 of Fig.V

Figure 3, a' sectional view-.online 3-301 Fig. Land Figure Vft, asectional view ofl the. nozzle and closing cover` In 'the Vdrawing reference character,l V10 indiestes the main body portion of the 'cabinetwhioh is formed of spaced members 11 and 12 of any suitable material and with a. suitabieinsulating material 13 lling .the space. betweenithe members. The main bodyV 101s secured to a base 14 thus providing a housing' as clearlyshown-in Figure '1, and for a purpose which will later be described. .A 'removable plate 65 is provided on the base for access to the base for makingfneeesa.

sary repairs and-replacements, The portton 53 is provided with a Morality ofV openings 54 inv eommimieatmwiththe'interior of the body por.,r 1'

tia-110; An mening 5S isprovideditn thepon tion 52 for draining any waste liquid trom'th base 14.whch might be cured hyleaksj'andalm serves as an air inlet to the .housing'md cabinet, 'lheportinn'.' k alsoV pnovided with a Bange 15 having n lplurality v:at openings.v therethruughbymalhsofwhiditheeabinetmay' he anchored maimed in'uprightposition.V Arq suitable meanxsudn as bolts, yiag screws Vor the like rms he userltor thaispnrpose.'

terior of 'the vcollar 17 and so locatedv that the Varms 22 are at 'right angles tothe opening 18. A pair-"oi" pulley wheels V24 are rotatably mounted on a- 'shaft 25 .fixed in the housing 21. VAns 2.

other pulley housingV 26 having a shaft 27 iixed therein is located beneath and slightly displaced toone "side ofthe upper housing '21 within the cabinet when 'the apparatusis assembled as shown in Figures 2 and- 3:3 'A pair of pulley 'wheels 28 lsimilar to pulley wheelsl 24 isrotatably mounted on Vthe shaft 27. The pulley wheels 24 and 28 are mounted on ball-bearing- 29 to insure free .operation on their respective shafts. The lower portion 30 having'an opening 31 in the bottomthereof through which a chain 56 'may be secured by a` pin 57 or any other suitable.

. means.V The chain V56 has a Vweight 58 secured jatfits lower end land .which'normally seats in P'igure 1 isa view in elevation showing the enf4 the center of the baseagainst the-supporting surface on which theV cabinet is erected. Thevdepending portion 30 is also provided with' a. ange 32 Vwhich prevents the'housing 26'f rom scraping or rubbing the interior of the cabinet as the housingfz is raised or lowered Vin the cabinet;

" `An`inlet pipez33 is connected through an opening334 inthe base 14jV and extends' upwardly to the top' of the cabinet and is connected by suitable means to thehoselil. "The opening 34 is provided with'a drain plug 59. VThe hose A19 is Wound over theV upper and: lwverf pulleywheels as clearly 'shown'in*1ig1n'e, l,'the free"4 end of isiin turn securedto the coupling 35.

' The opening lain the collar 17 is so arranged that a nozzle housing 37 projects into the openy 'WhCh'S Connected to a coupling 35, A npzzle 3;,- `in any suitable manner;V The basev 14 is formed.

of a pair of spliced integral portions 52 and 53,-

ing 18 and is heldin position Vby a" screw 38 threaded intona-lug 5o oo the oop zo. 'ifrnohousine 3'! is provided withinl hinged Cover 39'whicn may be locked by any suitable n ieans not shown 3'!` forms a seat forlthe nozzle 36 'and'whoh may 1 ipe` cushioned by a gasket 4 2 of any suitable mate- ;nai. The nozzle se is provided withjabody por-Y tion43g having nl flange 44 which seats andis cushioned against'tlue gasket 42 when the hose is ,in place inthe cabinet. The nozzle is .operated by alever 51 havinga p in 45 eccentricallyl located v operating inajf'collar 46.' A sten47is connected to collar 46 and has Aatthe rear `end a vrubber washer 48 which restsag'ainst the inlet-,end of the body portion43 ofthe nozzle. .Any :movement vof the lever to uio-,right or left win throw um bau washer oigitslseat `and aiiowthe liquid to flow immane' outletfisi.,` Itrw-l be noted that the pulley wheels areso located that the pro,

thl'Ough the YQpilliI/lgs 40 and 4 1 the housingV FOFFICEE twill-81 l lse im"A

iecting end ofthenozzie extends slightly'downvwardly. In this position the hose may be `pulled from and returnedk to the cabinet with least wear 2 and if any leaks should occur* the will be outside the cabinet. I

An electric heating k@lenient-to is secmedwmn in the housing formed by the base 14 and issup-V ported by a bracket or socket 61 secured thereto stat 64 may be connectedandfmounted'within the cabinet for controlling the temperature. y

An 4electrical heating arrangement has ybeen shown ,for vthe-purpose of description, but it is possible ,to usea gas oroilheatingapparatus there-v fore itisnotnecessary to limit the arrangement I to anyjspeciflcsystem of producing and controllingheat. 1, c Y

The operation ofthe device iswvery. simple.

I To use Athe device onemerely grasps'vfthe nozzle travels some distancerdownwardly, the weight' strikes the floor thus'reducingY theipull, as the bl'ockpontinues the chainelikewise strikesrthe floor causing the block to slow up andlessen the shockon the hoseand fixtures.l Y.

The heating element being located at the-bot; tom or .nearthe bottom of the casing warms the airwhich enters. the opening 5.5;and which passes upwardly through the openingsvl54 thereby; pre venting freezing ofjthe y liquid vin r the` cabinet. During warm weatherthe heating apparatus may be dispensed with and' the apparatus used. without .any additionalfchangesf or expense. M Y- It will also be noticedthat the -baseisso con.- structed= that it affords 'complete protection tok ythe heatingfelement and-preventsvvdamage to itY from any of vthe moving parts of 'theequipment It maybe seen from the above described structure that a hose cabinet results; whichnot only preventsfdamage or, inconvenience due tofreezing Yof liquid in the cabinet but` also serves*` as a safe and convenient'storage forsuch equipment vwhen notinus'e.` f Ithwillcbe obvious tofthose'skilledinthefart that lvarious changes may be made'in my devicey without departing from the spirit of the invention .f 'and nthereforel dofnot .limit myself to what is shown in the drawings anddescribed in `thespeciclaims.

v ingjthns fully. described 'inven- 'byvlcietters Patent, is:

A`A hose cabinet adapteddispensingnwater atlling stations comprising a casing, a feed pipe extending upward therethrough'to the top, ahose connected to saidpipe, ahozz'l'e on the other end of said hosek and extending outward of thecasin'g, .pulleys mounted inthe topfof "s'aid casingfor supporting said hose, lower." pulleys supported by the loops of. said hose'to keepthez'n ion', Whatjlgclaim as new an'djdesire tdsecure taut, a chain attached to said lower pulleys and a compensating weight means carried by said chain for counterbalancing the'weig'ht of said hose withinsaid casing, 'substantially as set forth.

2. A hose cabinet adapted for vdispensing water at filling stations comprising a vertical casing, a

, pvater feed pipe in said casing, a coiled hose hav- `ing one end connected to said pipe and a nozzle ,onth'e other end extending outside of said casing, stationary pulleys mounted adjacent the top of said casing and supporting'said hose, floating pulleys carried bythe loops in said hose and a compensating weight means for counterbalancing said hose'attached to saidciloating pulleys, said weight comprising a plurality of elements so arranged asto add their weight gradually to said floating pulleys as the floatingl pulleys are raised, substantially as set forth.

3. A hose cabinet adapted for dispensing water at lling stations comprising a vertical casing, a water feed pipe extending up through said casing, la coiled hose'within said casing having one vend'connected to the. upper end ofsaid pipe and a.V nozzle on the other end, stationary pulleys mounted adjacent vthe top of said casing'andvsupporting said hose, floating pulleys carried by the coils of said hose andja ycompensating weight means carried by ysaid floating pulley, said Vweight means adapted to add weightas the floating pulleys raise and diminish in weightas the-,floating pulleyslovver, substantially `as set forth. i; 4'. In a hose cabinetcomprising a Verticalcasing, a feed pipe extending upward therethrough, I

a coiled hose normally within the casing having one end connected to said pipe and anozzle'on the other end, stationary'` pulleys inthe top of said casing forsupporting said hose, floating pulleys carried by the coilsfroi said-hosea compensating weight means attached to said floating pulleys, said means comprising a heavy chain having' its upper end secured to said floating pulleys and a vheavy weight on the llower end, said Weight andi chain adapted'to rest on the floor When the hose all in the cabinet and to l be :successively liftedasy the hose is draw'noutof said casing, substantially as set forth. f f v 5. A water dispensing'device comprising a cab hose, aweight, a lflexible element connecting said weight to said second group of pulleys for grad- .uallyfapplying weight/to said last named pulleys as these .pulleys are raised, arwater pipe entering said cabinet yand connected to Aone end of vsaid -v'' hose;i a' heatingelement positioned rin the base of said Acabinettto prevent freezing of thewater in said'hose, and a thermostat positioned in said [cabinet control of `said heating element, subl l c `stantially as'seti'orth.` l'ccation, but only as indicated by the appended 6. Ajdevicefor dispensing water comprising a 'cabinet having a'group-of pulleys supported in its upper portion, a hosewound about saidpulleys,

`a secondgroupof pulleys supported on said hose, l, a Water'conduitextending into said cabinet and attached to the lsaidhose, a base supporting said cabinet, said base having aV housing'therein, a .heating element positioned in the housing, and

a plurality of perforations forming communica# tion between thehousing-iand the`V interior of the 

